Apprenticeships, Colleges, Subcontracting

College fails to file accounts for fourth year

Union raises transparency concerns and calls on leaders to open up the books

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Ofsted suspends ‘independent’ scrutiny panels

Inspectorate accused of 'marking its own work'

Billy Camden
Amy Walker and Jessica Hill
Colleges

Green light for religious sixth form colleges to academise

New regulations finally pave way for Catholic sixth form colleges to convert

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Ofsted

College hits back at Ofsted after grade 3

The inspectorate published the report despite an ongoing challenge

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Former education ministers slam DfE’s level 3 qualifications cull

Lords fear reforms will have a 'disastrous' impact on social mobility, economic growth and public services

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
BTECs, level 3, Skills reform, T Levels

Ministers accused of level 3 backtrack

More than half of reformed AGQs will be scrapped by government edict, new analysis reveals

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Provider’s contract terminated after another failed legal battle

'We hope that through collective power policy will change', says owners

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Traineeships

Apprenticeship starts fall 6% in first quarter of 2022/23

New data also provides further evidence as to why the government decided to scrap traineeships

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Skills reform

DfE offers colleges ‘reassurance’ over at risk capital projects

A 'possible' DfE-backed loans scheme for colleges is being explored

Billy Camden
Billy Camden